I did it! I finished the first draft of my current project. Thank youĀ very much NaNo!I'm so so so relieved. If you were to ask me last July if I would even have written this book, I would have told you NO WAY. It's beyond me. Too hard to write. Too different than what...
Today I want to celebrate theĀ paperback release of Beth Revis' ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!Ā I've known Beth for aĀ longĀ time now and not only is she aĀ fantastic writer who isn't afraid toĀ delve intoĀ deep issues, but she's been a great friend to me over the years.Ā She was such...
I have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. But this year I am thankful for my writing partners. The longer I write and the longer these girls have been a part of my life, the more I appreciate them. They have been with me through hard times in my writing...
Hey guys! *waving* Yes! I'm still alive. I know some of you have been worried about me. šĀ This has been my most busiest month (EVER!) as I predicted and I can't even believe I was crazy enough to sign up for NANO.BUT I'm so excited. I've been writing. A lot. Every...
I've never done NaNoWriMo in the past because November is one of my busiest months of the year. My busiest is actually August and September with school starting. And then it's November. But this year, I'm so determined to get my current writing project done. I'm half...
One of my students brought me a bag of yummy treat this morning, happily telling me, "Happy New Year!"My student is Indian and his family celebrates the Festival of Lights holiday by handing out presents and treats to friends and family members.The Diwali holiday...
Today when I came home from work and opened my mailbox, I discovered my contributor copy of FUN FOR KIDZ magazine. I had totally forgotten I'd even wrote those articlesĀ for that issue! Thinking back, my oldest wasn't reading when I wrote them three years ago. So it...
So I'm knee deep in my current WIP and depending on the day, I'll tell you a totally different story about how I feel about it.An except fromĀ my writingĀ journal over the past few days:Sunday- This plot is too difficult to write. Too many characters and they all have...
One of my favorite songs isĀ "Sail Away" by Enya. I canĀ totally picture myself jumping on board a random sailboat and slipping away into the sunset, my hair flying behind me like the movies.Okay, so that's totally cheesy, but sometimes I do have that urgeĀ to get away...
Here's a picture of one of my favorite Korean treats. It's got chocolate inside!For many of you, the weather is getting cooler right now. Not here in Florida. But then I love the heat so bring it on!When not teaching, I've been fast drafting my latest WIP which I'm so...